Onen Surname

30,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Onen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda13,8541:2,818466
Nigeria3,1701:55,8814,221
England1081:515,90832,533
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
France561:1,186,120124,657
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
India161:47,941,586492,263
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

The alternate forms: Önen (11,660) are calculated separately.

Onen (2,271) may also be a first name.

Onen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Onen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Onen (Arabic: اونين, Russian: Онен) is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms: Önen. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Onen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 30,399th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 414,678 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Onen reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Onen is also the 156,569th most frequent first name on earth, held by 2,271 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 13,854 people, or 1 in 2,818. In Uganda Onen is primarily concentrated in: Gulu District, where 23 percent are found, Amuru District, where 10 percent are found and Kitgum District, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Uganda it exists in 52 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Onen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Onen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Onen last name rose 104 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Onen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Onen surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Onen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 20.83% less than the national average, earning R 188,148 per year; in United States they earn 64.91% more than the national average, earning $71,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.42% more than the national average, earning $66,289 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Önen9211,660/
Gonen892,490/
Onnen891,546/
Oneng89588/
Oenen89442/
Honen89290/
Onien8942/
Onaen8933/
Onoen8932/
Ognen8923/
Ohnen8911/
Oinen8911/
Oonen897/
Ounen893/
Omnen892/
Onuen891/
Oneen891/
Hoenen801,184/
Hohnen80692/
Honnen80655/
Onneng80329/
Goonen8061/
Ongnen8034/
O'Nien8012/
Gonenn8010/
Gonnen809/
Hounen809/
Onnenn805/
Ohunen805/
Ohnnen801/
Honeen801/
Honien801/
Goneen801/
Oonien801/
Hoënen801/
Hoinen801/
Honenc801/
Hosnen801/
Hoonen800/
Gohnen800/
Hognen800/
Ohnent800/
Anen751,469/
Onin751,239/
Ünen75964/
Onem75731/
Unen75686/
Enen75574/
Onyn7548/
Änen7521/
Onhn751/
Hoehnen7376/
Onenova737/
Onengue733/
Ounneun732/
Hounien731/
Onengne731/
Hoennen730/
Honneng730/
Gonin677,085/
Annen675,246/
Hanen674,354/
Ennen672,298/
Onnim672,213/
Henen671,737/
Onyon67923/
Aneng67821/
Onion67788/
Honin67786/
Oning67740/
Onina67712/
Ahnen67537/
Anien67475/
Aanen67371/
Oynin67330/
Ganen67272/
Anaen67260/
Gunen67205/
Uneng67174/
Asnen67165/
Eneen67154/
Ongin67148/
Ognin67126/
Agnen67120/
Hunen6790/
Ehnen6790/
Hosennen6769/
Hönen6762/
Eenen6751/
Đonin6741/
Onijn6731/
Eunen6724/
Aneen6721/
Honyn6719/
Oinem6716/
Onnin6716/
Osnem6715/
Anenn6714/
Ounin6713/
Otnem6712/
Usnen6711/
Ohnin679/
Anoen678/
Hünen678/
Onyna677/
Onäng677/
Osnin676/
Anend676/
Aunen676/
Aenen676/
Unnen675/
Honem674/
O'Nan673/
Omnin673/
Gonyn673/
Anuen673/
Atnen672/
Unien672/
Uunen672/
Gonhn672/
Osnyn672/
Onnem671/
Onuin671/
Anent671/
Hénen671/
Oinin671/
Unaen671/
Åanen671/
Anenc671/
Aneun671/
Uneen671/
Hongneng671/
Ounem671/
Oninn671/
Ugnen671/
U'nen670/

Onen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Onen in the Russian language
Оненonen-
Onen in the Arabic language
اونينawnyn-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Onen
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